DR ‹ › Moroccan tennis players Karim Bennani and Taha Baadi advanced to the round of 16 on Monday at the 40th edition of the Hassan II Grand Prix, which runs until April 5 at the Royal Tennis Club of Marrakech (RTCMA). Karim Bennani defeated Frenchman Quentin Halys, ranked 90th in the world, in three sets (6–4, 6–7, 6–2). Taha Baadi also secured a three-set victory, overcoming Australia's Aleksandar Vukic (world No. 84) 6–2, 3–6, 6–1. In the round of 16, Baadi will face France's Corentin Moutet, the tournament's third seed and world No. 33, while Bennani will take on Germany's Yannick Hanfmann (No. 64), who defeated Dutchman Jesper de Jong (No. 91) in straight sets (7–6, 6–4) on Monday. Meanwhile, Moroccan Reda Bennani is set to face Italy's Mattia Bellucci, the fourth seed, on Tuesday for a place in the round of 16. This 40th edition of the Hassan II Grand Prix—the only ATP 250 tournament held in Africa—features a strong field of international players, including Italy's Luciano Darderi (No. 18), the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor (No. 29), France's Corentin Moutet (No. 33), and the Czech Republic's Tomas Machac (No. 48). The remaining round of 32 matches, scheduled for Tuesday at the RTCMA courts, include: Portugal's Henrique Rocha vs. Argentina's Marco Trungelliti Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerúndolo vs. Poland's Kamil Majchrzak Czech Republic's Vít Kopřiva vs. Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic Italy's Federico Cina vs. France's Alexandre Muller Spain's Rafael Jodar vs. Serbia's Dusan Lajovic Italy's Matteo Berrettini vs. Peru's Ignacio Buse Kazakhstan's Timofey Skatov vs. Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli France's Luca Van Assche vs. fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston
